12/03/15 - 19/03/15 LATE ENTRY PRICE £35

13/08/14 - 19/03/15 CORPORATE PRICE £100

ON THE DAY PRICE £40

GROUP DISCOUNT AVAILABLE @£24 each

ALL THE CLASSIC HILLS OF THE AREA

The route sets out on some lovely roads around Sussex travelling over the stunning wooded areas of Ashdown Forest. If you are doing the Classic route at 72 miles the route travels in to parts of Kent and Surrey.

There are notable hilly sections on the routes, with the main hills and descents being :-

Pillow Mounds Hill.

First you have to cross a ford before starting this first real test on the Springtime Classic.

Kidds Hill

Know locally as the "WALL", it's a sit in the saddle type of hill where you are best saving yourself for the last few metres before giving it your full power.

Photo: Kidds Hill better known locally as "The Wall"

Groombridge Hill

Now renamed the Col du Groombridege only the Classic Route riders tackle this hill. It's recommended that you take it easy on this one, as there is a long way to go.

Photo: Groombridge Hill now renamed "Col du Groombridge"

Cob Lane Hill

The infamous Cob Lane Hill at 20% gradient this hill is the "Cleat Braker", as many are forced to walk. Save some energy for this hill, and you won't walk the walk of shame.

Photo: Cob Lane Hill, Short steep and painful.

Ardingly Reservoir Hills

The final set of really testing hills are the Ardingly reservoir hills. After this it's relatively flat back to Burgess Hill.

The Descents

What goes up

must come down!

The climbs on the Springtime Classic will test the early fitness of most riders, but we think the descents make up for the suffering against gravity.

The two main long descents are :-

Colemans Hatch Road Descent

This descent is probably the most scenic on route travelling through Ashdown Forest. It has some great views of the surrounding countryside.

Photo: The views as you descend Colemans Hatch road.

Blackdown Hill Road Descent

This road goes down for 3 miles before an incline and then another drop of about a mile or more. It's a lovely descent and surrounded by some really picturesque parts of Ashdown Forest. It takes fast riders over 12 minutes to descend. It's a real treat. Use it to take a few swigs from your water bottle.

For more information about these major hills and descents on the Springtime Classic Cyclosportive go to the Riders Page. Click here

Once you have signed up for the ride you can use the "Entry Pack" page which gives you all the important information you need to take part in the event.

Entry Pack

The Entry Pack page on this website gives information about the event and details of the HQ etc.

The Springtime Classic Cyclosportive created and organised by SRS Events, manages to achieve high levels of rider participantion.

We manage to get high levels of participants because we do our utmost to make sure everybody gets a great ride.

RobertTDF wrote:

SRS Events are masters at putting on sportives. Everything about the organisation of the event was friendly, smooth and professional, as always.

PeterLongworth wrote:

Excellent, well organised extremely enjoyable event. Thanks

Jason_devine wrote:

Great event, I found myself on my own for an hour so was grateful at how good the signage was!!
Looking forward to the Eastbourne Ride!

CycleJim wrote:

Awesome event remember it being tuff 3 years ago mental note to self must train harder next time

kimbowasho wrote:

Great event, helped by the good weather for time of year. Some hard climbs but with great descents. Great route.

Richardincrawley wrote:

can;t really fault it. signing on quick and stress free. great (if hard ) course.certificate with name and time on ten seconds after handing timing chip in was particularly impressive.

Timfc Wrote:

As always very well organised and supported, have taken part in 4 events now from this venue and really enjoy the whole experience, look forward to the Rumble in august.

Intrepid traveller

Well run, interesting course ( pity about the potholes ), incredibly efficient timing and a few competitive groups to try and hang onto. Big thank you to all..

Liam N wrote:

LMy first event really only done to accompany my 13 year old son. He completed the challenge to help with his fund raising for a trip to Uganda in October. We really enjoyed the day! a great route and looking forward to doing another.

GAZIPS wrote

A fun (but challenging!) and exceptionaly well organised sportive with enthusiastic marshals and support. A huge range of foods at the foodstops. And loos at the food stops too. Well marked and well planned route with lots of lovely country lanes. As soon as you complete the course you get your time and a certificate along with a free hot drink and post ride pasta. Totally recommend this sportive.

Kevin Corrigan wrote:

Extremely enjoyable day. As an event organiser (running) I appreciate the challenges that are presented in respect of running any event. I thought that the organising team did an exceptional job, particularly in respect of the pre event communications and the signage on the day. The route sheets, whilst useful, were not necessary.
Minor gripe only would be about the toilets (or lack of at the HQ). However, I appreciate that everything has to achieve a cost balance.
Well done to all concerned, I will be entering future events

WildRover wrote:

Excellent, well-organised, professional cyclosportive with a high "feel-good" factor. Testing course with a lot of climbing but very attractive, especially in the fine weather conditions we enjoyed on the day. Would do this again and other sportives organised by SRS events.

Bam nolan wrote:

well run event, good signs and plenty of them... Nice bacon rolls before the start that were only a quid :) good atmosphere at the finish with free hot drinks and rolls and large screen cycling films. Will definitely do more SRS events ( done one previously).